Bio

I am a Research Assistant Professor at Northwestern University. I received my PhD in Communication Science and Disorders from the University of Pittsburgh.

My research focuses on the neurobiology and plasticity underlying speech processing using neurophysiological and cognitive computational neuroscience approaches. My research goals are to develop neurobiologically-informed rehabilitative approaches for speech perception in noise difficulties. My current research aims to develop a mechanistic understanding of the neurocognitive sources underlying individual differences in speech perception in noise in aging.

You can find me on Bluesky and X.

Education

  • University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA

    PhD in Communication Science and Disorders | 2023

  • The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX

    BS in Psychology | 2015

Funding

  • NRSA Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research

    May 2022 - April 2023 | $48,536

    NIH-NIDCD | F31DC020085 - Neural Mechanisms of Speech Perception in Noise in Middle-Age

    Role: Principal Investigator

  • University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science Institute Quantitative Methodologies Pilot Program

    February 2022 - January 2023 | $25,000

    NIH-NCATS | UL1TR001857 - Decision Strategies in Speech Perception in Aging

    Role: Co-Principal Investigator

  • NRSA Institutional Training in Auditory and Vestibular Neuroscience

    September 2019-August 2021 | $85,252

    NIH-NIDCD | T32DC011499

    Role: Trainee

Jacie R. McHaney, PhD


Bio

I am a Research Assistant Professor at Northwestern University. I received my PhD in Communication Science and Disorders from the University of Pittsburgh.

My research focuses on the neurobiology and plasticity underlying speech processing using neurophysiological and cognitive computational neuroscience approaches. My research goals are to develop neurobiologically-informed rehabilitative approaches for speech perception in noise difficulties. My current research aims to develop a mechanistic understanding of the neurocognitive sources underlying individual differences in speech perception in noise in aging.

You can find me on Bluesky and X.

Education

  • University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA

    PhD in Communication Science and Disorders | 2023

  • The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX

    BS in Psychology | 2015

Funding

  • NRSA Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research

    May 2022 - April 2023 | $48,536

    NIH-NIDCD | F31DC020085 - Neural Mechanisms of Speech Perception in Noise in Middle-Age

    Role: Principal Investigator

  • University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science Institute Quantitative Methodologies Pilot Program

    February 2022 - January 2023 | $25,000

    NIH-NCATS | UL1TR001857 - Decision Strategies in Speech Perception in Aging

    Role: Co-Principal Investigator

  • NRSA Institutional Training in Auditory and Vestibular Neuroscience

    September 2019-August 2021 | $85,252

    NIH-NIDCD | T32DC011499

    Role: Trainee